Total fertility rate by education and ethnicity U.S. 2019

In 2019, Hispanic women with no high school diploma or no college degree had higher total fertility rates (TFR) compared to women of other ethnicities. This difference changed with educational level and among women with a doctorate or professional degree, there was almost no difference in TFR between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women. This statistic depicts the total fertility rate of U.S. women in 2019, by maternal educational attainment and ethnicity.

Total fertility rate for women in the the United States in 2019, by education and ethnicity of mother (per 1,000 women)

Characteristic	Non-Hispanic white	Non-Hispanic black	Hispanic
12th grade or less, no diploma	2,509	2,688	3,025
High school graduate	1,823	2,381	2,378
Some college credit, no degree	1,782	1,822	1,998
Associate's degree	1,359	1,459	1,189
Bachelor's degree	1,307	1,111	1,396
Master's degree	1,508	1,038	1,288
Doctorate or professional degree*	1,545	-	1,511

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Release date

May 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Age group

15-49 years

Supplementary notes

* One figure did not meet NCHS standards of reliabiility
The total fertility rate is the expected number of births a group of women would have by the end of their reproductive lifetimes if the age-specific birth rates in a given year continued throughout their childbearing years. The rate is the sum of the age-specific birth rates (for the 5-year age groups from 15 through 49 for this report) multiplied by 5 and can be expressed as the average expected number of children that would be born per 1,000 women.
Education attainment is asked of the mother or her surrogate, for the highest degree or level of school completed at the time of delivery.

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